-self into the shadows. "Oh no! I need to find a way to escape this quickly!" She began sawing her wrists against the ropes. "Ouch! I got a burn!" She glared at the rope and decided to just bite at it. Eventually it snapped, enabling the chubby girl to free her other hand. For someone so fat I am fast! She thought. "8 minutes." The monster grumbled. "Crap." She raced against time to find the candles. Within 6 of her 10 minutes, she noticed she only found 7. "1 minute remaining. Find the last one, Floraline, you will not like it if you don't." Floraline was petrified with fear. C'mon you can do this!
She sped up. Eventually she felt like lightning zooming passed all of its surroundings. Finally, in the distance, she spotted a tiny spec of light. "Aha!" "20 seconds left, Floraline." She raced faster, it seemed, than the speed of light! She ran and ran and--,"Time's up." The monster stood. The shadows shifted so it blocked the light all around him. The only light in the room poured onto him. He stood 70 feet and was like a 3D shadow yet... Dripping? "Oh my... GOD!" Floraline sprinted and skid, landing on the candle. She then blew all eight out. "Yes!" Either way the monster scooped her up. "No! No! Nononono No! Please, Shadow King! I found all of them, I escaped the ropes, and I blew out these candles." The monster chuckled," I know, Dear. I'm very proud. I knew you were going to complete this task." Flora was very stunned with what the royal said,"What?" The monster let out another laugh,"I was never going to harm you, Star Child." He gently dropped her back down onto the ground. "Here. Ask me any question. I
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Born in the Stars (Complete)
Science Fiction"I have never felt human all of my life. Yet my looks are the only way to tell everyone I'm human. Give me a sign. Tell me I'm not really a human being." Floraline stared out of the window. Stars glimmered above her reflecting on her eyes. "You use...
